Refrigerator



J.A.SCHNUR REFRIGER'I'OR Filed .20, 1924 Oct. 2, 1928.

J. A. SCHNUR Filed Aug. 20, 1924 Patented Qct.. 2f, 1928.

JOSEPH A.SCI-INB, 01a ST. LO'UIS,IVIISSOURI.

BEFRIG-ER-ATOR,

Applicacion filed August 20, ;1924. Serial 1\To'733072.

This invention 1ela tes to improvements in refrigerators und the like und 1no1e Partienlarly to that typo 01 1efrigerators knownas refrigerator connters, the pri1nz1ry object thereof being the Provision of means Wl181'8- by the' shelving o1 the i'e'h'igerato-i' is' macle to fo'nn apart of tl1e cooling syste1n thereof.

Another object 01 the invention is in making tl1e shelving hollow so that the cold draining water from the melting ice 01 the ice chzunbers will be entrained through the shelv= ing for cooling the1n anCl fo1 assistingin tho cooling 01 the 1oocl cha1nbers in which the shlving is arrangecl. V

A further object 0f the invention is'in haviiig the shelvii1g 1'orm a pa1t0l the draining system o1 the relrigeriitor; A still l'u1ther objeCt 01 the invention is in proviclingthe rofrigemtoi With. vertically disposecl ice chambers arra'nge l one above anotherand separate frn1each othet so 13l121i the Cllain water 1r01n each ice Chamber can be entrained in r(aspectivo hollow sholvings.

Others anal furt-hei objects will 21ppezn in tl1e specifioation ancl be specilically' pointed 011tin tl1e nppenclecl clai1n, reference being hacl to the aocompanying"draWings, exompli- 1'ying the invention, und in which:

Figure 1 is a longitudinal vertical section of a ortion 036 a refrigerator C0unte1 disclosing this improvement in connection therewith.

the line IIII 01 Fig. 1. y

Figure 3 is a transverse vertioal section taken approxi1nately 011 the line III-III ot Referring by numerals to the accompanY ing drawings, 1 clesignat'es arefrigerzitor counter haVing a pair 01 vertically arrangocl removable ice chambers 2 und 3 ezich having an inclined botton1 4, the inclinecl bottom 01 the upper cha1nber 3 forming a top Wall to th lower charnber 2 whereus the upper chamber 3 is providecl with 2111 i'nclinecl oover 5.

In the drawing, approximately onehalf of 21 refrigemtor counter is shown, the ice cham" bers 2 und 3 being arranged at one end o1 the counter, th e charnber 2 being provicled With an outlet 6 in the inner Wal-l 7 which leacls from the inclinecl botto1i1 4, said outlet leading t0 a clownwztrclly disposecl transversely arrangecl discharging spout 8 which is engagecl in the trough 01 crossba r 9 01 the lower shelving 10.v

' 1ne1nber5 12 is a Clown spout 13, Gach ofwhioh Figure 2 is a horizontal section taken 011 engagnlg and connnuri1camhg W1th the cross The shelving 10 is compi-ised 01 21 se1ieso f longitudinal xtenclirig tnbulz1r Ine1nberS ='11 Which extend fromm trough 9 to thoc1ossmembr 12. 9 De1encling 1rom euch end 01- the ICI'O-SS-I' 7 is engagod"into one ehcl 01 a respective hori zontally Clisposed. tubul ar rnember 14, ea.ch of S211Cl tnbular members 14 having a l0ngiti1kili nallydisposed divicling strip l5 which inclines downwzu:dly f10m tl 1e encl with Wlll0l l the clo wn3pout 13 engages to the 013posite en l thereby provicling a paii 01% ineline'cl Passage-v ways 16ancl 17 in each of saicl n'1e111bers 1 1.

The clisol1airging en :l 18 O feacl1ftl1e1no1nbe1 s 14 euch connnunicate With arespective iunnel 119 01 a transvetsely disposad t ubul2u 1ne1nber-20, said 1nen1bor 20 118 showxiin Fi 3 being ior1necl so zu; to incline clownWa'rdly 110111 euch n l so the cente1 o1 "tho d121i11' pipe2l. 1

Forme l in the im'1er Wall 220ithe upper ama11god ice bui1ker. 3 is a t'ransv'ersely clis- POSl outlet'23 which connnunicato:a with a nach encl 01 the cross member 27 is a depenclingclown spout 29,each of saiclpouts member12 clirectly above a re'spctive do'w n spout 13. F rom the above description, it is obvious that the oppositely disposed half of the re' frigerator countor is comprisecl 0f si1nilar Parts such as the upper shelving 28", down spouting 29 ancl 13 ancl tubular. members 1 1 having respective discharge encls 18 which areins'erted in'respective funnels 19 0f the transversly clisposecl tubulz1r menhber 20 which leacls to the diain pipe2l.

In the operationoi this-improvecl refrigerator when ice is cont-ainecl in the respective ice chambers 2 ai1cl 3, the col ;l water from the 1nelting ice 01 the upper compart1neht 3 Will travel down the inclinecl bottom 1nnd into the sp0ut 2 1 anal los dischargecl into the trough 25 i nto the upper shelw7ing 28 from Where it Will drain int0 the longitudinal disposed tubular 1nembers 26 of said shelving into;the cross memloer 27 to the downfgpouts v 29 11d 13 1:0 the gassageways 16 and 17 to the funnel 19 sind the tubular metnber and drainpigie 21.

The water from the rr1eltiniz ice contained in the ice chamber 2 will be discharged fro1n the inClined bottom 4 through the outlet 6 aind through the discharging spout 8 into 9 of theshelving 10 und from sa1d the txouih trough t r'ough the tubular;members 11 from where it will be discharged to the cross mem- 'b er 12a.nd down spouts 13 there0f to respect ive tubular members 14 130 the tubular memher 20 und drain pipe 21.

This entrainment of the c01c1 water from the.respective ice chambers andthe respeC- tive shelvingsl0 and 28 and draining 1neans therefrom will not only keep the shelving cold but supply an amount of refrigetation tothe food chambers.30 and3l during its travel 'through the tubular structures thereby deriVing amaximum amount 01 refrigeration from the ice c ontained in the ice ch'ambers and draining Water th re:trom.

The shelvings 10 and 28 are removably supported -upon the cross-bars 32, whereas the tubul ar m'embiars 14 are supported up0n 1 @What 1 claim is:

the cross-bars 33 so that when it 1s desired t0 clean the tubular strugture it zan1'eadily be temoved.

l. In a refrigerator, a pai1 0f ice chan1bel's arranged one above the other, euch being 'provided with a draining outlet, a pai1 of holl'0w she'lves each being in commucation at'0ne end w ith an outlet of a respective chamber, a. pair of pipes de ended f1om the opposite end of each of sai shelves, one of nally discharged through chamber, draining means depended 11'0111. the

opposite e11d of, each of sai fl she1ves und 21 tubular member having 21 return passageway in co1nmunication with said d1aining means.

3. In 11 refrigerator, an ice chamber 10- cated at euch e11d f the refrigerator each having a drain opening, a pair cf 110110W shelveS disposed intermediate 01' said chzunbers in approximmte horizontal alinement euch comprising a series of spaced apart tubular membe1s, each 0f said shelves being in, communication at one end with a dnain opening 01" a respective chambei, draining means depending from adjacent abutting' ends 0f said shelves, and. 21 member having a return passageway form there1n 111 (3011111111111- caon Wlth e;1chjof sa1d dra1n1nq n1eans.

41. In a refrigerator, an ice ch'amber having.

21 d1ain opnin'g a sl1elf comprising 21 seri'es of'spaced communicating tbular members, 0ne 0f sa1d tubular members be1ng 111 C0111- m1inication with the drain opening 0f said chamber, d1aining means leadin'g f1om one '0f said tubular membefs, and a nmmber having a return passagway formed therein 111 commun1cat1on 1thsa1d dra1mng 111eans.

JOSEPH A. SCHNUR; 

